055 Early Conclusion

With the death of the Machine King, his fruit abilities also disappeared, and the metal parts on his body slowly detached and sank into the sea.

Revealing his charred body that had been electrocuted.

All his internal organs have been destroyed by lightning.

In a clash of powerful fighters, knowing the natural enemy of their own devil fruit is crucial.

"Defeated the Machine King in a single strike?"

Urouge, Hawkins, and their crew were left stunned

"Plop!"

The Machine King's body sank into the sea, marking the end of a formidable pirate with a bounty of 1.4 billion.

The pirates witnessing the scene appeared as if they had seen a ghost.

"Can he really kill the Machine King with just one punch?!"

A pirate swallowed hard, still finding it a bit unbelievable.

They had always heard rumors about the Machine King in the New World.

The fact that Blackbeard took down the Machine King with a single punch left a profound impact on them.

After quickly killing the Machine King, Blackbeard immediately appeared before Doc Q.

"How about it, did you get the devil fruit?"

Doc Q looked at the bamboo basket in his hand with disappointment. This time, the death of the Machine King did not yield a new Devil Fruit.

"It might be because the distance is a bit far, or the fact that the Machine King sank into the sea. The seawater likely interfered with the Devil Fruit's power, preventing it from accurately generating new fruits in the vicinity" 

Blackbeard try to find reseonable explanation

But he wasn't bothered. The presence or absence of that fruit didn't hold much significance for him, and the mechanical fruit wasn't within the scope of his target.

Instead, he gained valuable insights into the precision of plundering Devil Fruits during this encounter.

Then, he stood on the warship and observed the battle in silence.

With the death of the Machine King, Shiryu and the others fought against a pirate alliance on their own, and everyone was at the upper hand.

After a while...

The war settled down, and there was no more gunfire.

All 11 leading captains of the Pseudo-Emperor Alliance were killed.

This pirate alliance suffered a crushing defeat and came to an unfortunate end.

The Blackbeard Pirates achieved a complete victory against the 11-pirate alliance with just all 11 crew members!

"..."

The witnessing pirates were left speechless by the battle.

They were still in shock and hadn't fully recovered.

Nearly every member of the Blackbeard Pirates faced off against a pirate group individually, defeating the captain of each group.

Where did Blackbeard find such a crew of monster-level fighters?

At that moment, Blackbeard stepped forward from the crowd.

In front of him were the remaining pirates crew from the Pseudo-Emperor Alliance. The total number of these people was still more than 10,000.

"I'll give you two options: join the Blackbeard Pirates, or take a jump into the sea on your own. If you manage to swim to an island alive, I'll be merciful and spare your lives"

Blackbeard declared, causing the expressions of the pirates to change.

Apart from Beehive Island, the closest islands are still dozens of kilometers away, giving them a chance to swim over or dying to exhaustion.

Not to mention the potential encounter with Sea Kings.

"I'd rather die from exhaustion in the sea than join the Blackbeard Pirates!"

Many pirates remained fiercely ambitious, harboring resentment toward Blackbeard for killing their captain. Joining Blackbeard was out of the question for them.

"Plop!"

A pirate leaped into the sea, determinedly swimming in a specific direction.

"Plop!"

The first one naturally follows the second one.

In an instant, only over 7,000 pirates remained on the ship out of the initial 10,000.

Close to 3,000 people chose to risk their lives instead of joining Blackbeard.

The remaining 7,000 people exchanged shocked glances, uncertain of what might happen if they joined Blackbeard.

They simply want to survive right now!

"Blackbeard is gathering his crew. With these people, they might rapidly expand in the New World"

Hawkins observed and remarked.

"On the path to claiming Whitebeard's throne, Blackbeard has come a long way. It looks like the Blackbeard Pirates will rise in the New World because of this" 

Urouge nodded.

As for the remaining pirate group, some even entertained the idea of joining.

In their perspective, a promising pirate group like this was worth considering.

"Yes, you've made a wise decision."

Blackbeard cast a glance at the remaining group of pirates before him, a slight curve forming at the corners of his mouth, his hands now transformed into thunder 

As every pirate witnessed this scene, their eyelids couldn't help but twitch, a sense of unease feeling appeared in their hearts.

"Thunder Wave!"

Blackbeard shouted, releasing thunder into the sea from his hands.

The thunder's speed spreading across the sea covered a vast area, enveloping all the pirates who had previously escaped!

The fearsome thunderstorm blanketed the entire sea surface. It seethed, and the splashing water relentlessly crackled.

"Blackbeard! You're so despicable!!!"

"Shameless!!!"

"Didn't you agree to let us go???"

...

The three thousand people who leaped into the sea were instantly electrocuted to death by powerful lightning, their lifeless bodies floating on the water.

Besides them, even two Sea Kings in the vicinity were electrocuted and now floated lifelessly on the sea.

A smile appeared on Blackbeard's face. Through this encounter, he once again gained a lot of character points.

However, in the eyes of the surrounding pirates, his smile appeared as vicious as a devil's, instilling despair and fear!

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TO BE CONTINUED

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